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Re:The Dark Side of Doctoring by kwhitefoot on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @02:21PM (#14351987)
If handoff risk were inversely related to shift length then one would expect European hospitals that adhere to the EU Working Time Directive to have significantly worse outcomes than both US and UK.

Is this the case? Or do they not adhere to the working time directive?

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Re:The Dark Side of Doctoring by sanotehu on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @01:37PM (#14360759)
We don't adhere to the EWTD.

I think a UK doctor's hours are probably easier than a US doctor's but we all break the EWTD (except for some specialties like psychiatry). For example I am rostered to work an average 48 hours a week, although there are some weeks I work more, and I will often stay behind to get things done. My total hours per week is probably around 50 - and I'm in a job that isn't considered busy!

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